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Y'all!

Once upon a time I ran a news site, now I just have opinions on the news. 

Good Morning, RVA!
My goal is to get you everything you need to know to have intelligent conversations with the folks you encounter throughout the day. Plus, jokes!

Aug 11
Aug 11 Good morning, RVA: Mask mandates and mask mandate bans, automatic license plate readers, and a bike lane survey

Ross Catrow

Like five o' clock, it's Infrastructure Week somewhere!

Aug 10
Aug 10 Good morning, RVA: More vaccine mandates, a budget to spend, and some monument history

Ross Catrow

What's your favorite native, water-filtering mollusk?

Aug 9
Aug 9 Good morning, RVA: The best time to get vaccinated, more sidewalks, and AI-generated pictures of Richmond

Ross Catrow

I spent a good portion of my Sunday making horrifying AI-generated pictures of Richmond.

Aug 6
Aug 6 Good morning, RVA: More vaccine mandates, masks in schools, and tiny monster trucks

Ross Catrow

My household also has a vaccine mandate.

Aug 5
Aug 5 Good morning, RVA: Vaccine mandates, poop advisory lifted, and violins

Ross Catrow

Everyone! Back in the river, immediately!

Aug 4
Aug 4 Good morning, RVA: Full approval coming soon, eviction ban updates, and chicken sandwiches

Ross Catrow

I love the current fried chicken sandwich renaissance we're living through.

Aug 3
Aug 3 Good morning, RVA: COVID-19 news, two ways; a GA special session; and a good cause

Ross Catrow

I plan on spending as much of the day in a hammock as possible.

Aug 2
Aug 2 Good morning, RVA: Scary COVID numbers from Florida, vaccine passports, and a raw sewage update

Ross Catrow

Continue to keep your various orifices out of the river.

Jul 30
Jul 30 Good morning, RVA: Get vaccinated!, tacos for transportation, and (unrelated) poop in the river

Ross Catrow

Maybe stay out of the river for the next couple of days?

Jul 29
Jul 29 Good morning, RVA: Substantial community transmission, libraries, and it's Infrastructure Week!

Ross Catrow

That's FOUR, count 'em, FOUR surveys for you to do your civic duty and fill out.

Jul 28
Jul 28 Good morning, RVA: New mask guidance, weigh in on ARP money, and a sewer update

Ross Catrow

Three important civic surveys to fill out, and it's only Wednesday.

Jul 27
Jul 27 Good morning, RVA: Dangerous roads, zoning updates, and lots of ventilation

Ross Catrow

We did a rezoning! Two even!

Jul 26
Jul 26 Good morning, RVA: Weigh in on bike lanes, new bus stop upgrades, and complicated consequences

Ross Catrow

If you haven’t yet, take a minute and fill out this bike lane survey!

Jul 23
Jul 23 Good morning, RVA: Thinking about increasing cases, a fast food pop-up, and missing PDFs

Ross Catrow

Basically, I just want to wrap as many different things in a tortilla as possible.

Jul 22
Jul 22 Good morning, RVA: Masks in (some) schools, a zoning update, and mayonnaise

Ross Catrow

I could use more mayonnaise-related news in my life.

Jul 21
Jul 21 Good morning, RVA: Quick updates, a road diet, and pinball wizards

Ross Catrow

If you could take a couple of lanes away from any road in your life, which would you pick?

Jul 20
Jul 20 Good morning, RVA: School Board hopelessness, affordable housing everywhere, and a plan for Shockoe

Ross Catrow

We've had a bumper crop of A+ PDFs from the City this summer!

Jul 19
Jul 19 Good morning, RVA: Welcome back, a packed Planning Commission, and anti-climate infrastructure

Ross Catrow

It feels good to be back in the early-morning email game!

Jul 2
Jul 2 Good morning, RVA: 176 • 25 • 5.9; a plan for ARP; and a transportation survey

Ross Catrow

I wonder if queueing up for weed will become Richmond's new queuing up for a new grocery store.

Jul 1
Jul 1 Good morning, RVA: 172 • 16 • 6.7; legalized it!; and “How the Monuments Came Down”

Ross Catrow

Weed: legal; Box turtles: illegal. 2021!

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